Oil-gas generator



Sept. 9, 1930. s. HELD OIFL GAS GENERATOR Filed Ndv. 9. 1925 4 shuts-snas Sept. 9, 1930. s. HELD OIL GAS GENERATOR Filed Nov. 9. 1925 4Shoots-Sheet 4 Patented Sept. 9 1930 srnernrnn HELD, or BENTON Hanson,MICHIGAN, nss eNonl'ro oiteAson EnA'roR conroRnrroN, or onrc AGO,ILLINOIS, A ooRronArioN for} ILLIN s OIL-GAS GENERATOR Application filedNovember 9, 1925. Serial No. 67,756.

The invention'relates to an improved methd of and means forconvertingoil into fixed as. i One of the objects is to provide simple,inexpensive and automaticmeans for converting oil into gasthat maybestored, for future use,;and,which may be done without requiring anymovable parts or manualsupervision.

1o Another feature of the invent-ion is the method of procedure wherebythe aforesaid beneficial results may be obtained. v:

Afurther object is to simplify and cheapen the cost of construction andmake it adaptable for household use.

Another object is to distill the oil to produce a vapor and to redistillthe condensate, which will issuefrom a condenser included in the system,so long assaid vapor is condensed,

by causing said condensate to be returned automatically by effectofgravity, tothe path through which the vapor previously passed.

Other and further, important objects of this invention will be apparentfrom thedisclosures in the specification and the accompanying-drawings.a y Y, a I

This invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated irithe drawings andhereinafter more fully described; 3 -On the drawingsz M U Figure 1 is aplan View of the oil gas generator. i Q 1 a Figure 2 is a side elevationthereof; Figure3 is anenlarged central vertical i section taken on lineIII-j-III of Figure 1.

' Figure a-is an enlarged broken away section taken online IV-IV ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a'reduced side elevation of the device" shown in Figure 4 atright angles thereto.

Figure 6 is aplan view taken looking down from line VI-VI of Figure 8. rFigure 7 is aplan view of the double gas burner shown in section inFigure 3.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the vapor superheater shown in section inFig. 3 immediately above the smaller burner. V i

, Figure 9 is a transverse section taken on line IX-IX of Figure 2. Y

' Figure 10 is a section taken on line X-X ofFigure2. it i In all oftheviews similar referencenumer als indicate similar parts. 1 i 0 As shownon the drawings i y 1 The referencenumeral 15 denotes an oil pump whichtakes the oil to bemade intola fuel gas from a suitable reservoir,notishown, through the pipe 16 and forces it under suitable pressure,about 15 poundsto the squire inch, through pipe 17, conduit 17 and'pipe18,

(Figure 3) into the dome-shape casing 19i0f the vaporlzer 20. The oilmay, strike thein ner surface 21 of the vaporizing chamber 20, which atthistime hasbeen suitably heated, and will flash into a vapor, Theheavier components of the oil which aren'ot initially vaporized will becaught by the terraced cone 22 and by the closure disk 23 whereit'willhe further heated to produce the'further vaporization. Some'of thelighter constituents, of the oil may: be vaporizedjj While passingthrough the conduit 17 andthepipe \18'before it reaches the vaporchamber 20, as oil.

7 When the pressure am great, the inflowing oil may fill the cup t 24:,which isscrewed upon the upper end of pipe 1 8 and overflow' and cascadeover the terraced surface oft-he cone 22. Only relatively smallquantities of oil are injected into chamber 20; at any one time'so'thatatno time does this chamber contain a large quantity of'oilf At- 1'10time does oil, as such, flow fromtheflyaporizer. The vaporizer 20receives oil and ejectsvapor therefrom.

Itwillbe observed that the surface 25 gof the floor or closure 23 tapersinwardlyand upwardly toward openings26, through which thevapor findsexit intoflthe conduit27 from which it passes intothesuperheater 2 8.The vapor passes througha spirally arranged ,path 29, shown in brokenlines in Fig; 8,

from the conduit 27 andthrough thenipple 30 to the separator31 (Figurea) L The nipple is'connected were separator 31, as shown at 32 in.communication with the chamber 33.

When thefluid, which may be a' miXture of oil vapor and gas, reachesthis chamber the lighter constituents "will, pass upwardly through theopenings 34 and strike thebaflie 10c ply of gas to the walls 35 in thechambers 3636. Any liquid constituent which the confluent contains atits then temperature is precipitated upon cooling and by effect ofgravity it will pass through the ports 34-34 into chamber 33 and throughthe nipples 3737 into the chamber 38 and into the inner circular conduitor vaporizer 39 of the regenerator 40, as shown in broken lines inFigure 6, where it is again subjected to heat and revaporized, and thenreturned to chamber 33 to again pass upwardly into chamber 36.

Noting the further progress of the fluid upwardly from chamber 36, afterit strikes the baflies 35, it will pass successively through a series ofvertically arranged chambers 36, 36*, 36 and 36, and in which it willstrike battles 35, 35", 35 and 35, successively, through ports 34, 34",34 and 344. In each of the chambers 36 more or less li uid is releasedfrom the rapidly moving fluids by cooling and by impact against thebailies in the respective chambers and gravitates into and through thepaths heretofore described and passed upwardly through the chambers 36and ports 34 on its way to chamber 41. From this chamber the heavierconstituents that may be liberated reduction of temperature willlikewise pass downwardly through the series of chambers to be againheated and returned to the chamber 41,

The vapor in chamber 41 will now pass through the coiled condenser pipe42 in which it will be further cooled and condensed to some extent. Thispipe is coiled to provide a larger surface exposed to the atmosphere anda straight branch 4-3 leads into chamber 44 of the separator from whichthe gas and vapor pass through the nipple 45 into the fixing chamber 46of the regenerator 40 to be there volatilized and fixed.

The regenerator 40 is heated by the burner 52 which'is immediatelytherebelow. From the fixingchamber 46 of the regenerator 40 the gaspasses into the vertical chamber and from thence it is conveyed by asuitable pipe 48 to an oil gas holder (not shown).

Gas is taken fromchamber 47 by the pipe 49 and fitting 50 to the gasinlet nozzle '51 for the burners 52 and 53, shown in plan in Figure 7.

A gas chamber 56 supplies both of these burners. Aneedle valve 54controls the sup- .b n l' a d he ide le sleeve 55 having a handle 55regulatesthe amount of air admitted through slots 51 in the nozzle 51into gas chamber 56.

The burner 53 directly heats the vaporizer casing 19 and thesuper-heater 28 and the burner 52 directly hates the regenerator 40. Theterm regenerator has been given to the structure 40 to convenientlydistinguish the structure in which the chambers or conduits 38 and 46are tormed and which structure is heated by the burner 52 immediatelytherebelow.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purposelimitring the patent granted hereon, otherwise than ec s tat d byth prir a t- I c a m a my in entien 1. In an oil gas generating apparatus, adome-shaped oil vaporizing chamber having a cone-like bottom, open atits axis, a terraced cpne inside of the dome, an oil inlet pipeextending into the vaporizing chamber and through the terraced cone, acup secured to the upper end of the pipe, a superheater structure forsuperheating the oil vapors, said superheaterstructure being positionedbelow the dome and connected with the axial opening therein, and heatingmeans below the superheater structure to heat the superheater structureand the vaporizing chamber.

2. In an oil gas generating apparatus, a dome-shaped oil vaporizingchamber having a cone-like bottom open at its axis, a terraced coneinside of the dome, an oil inlet pipe extending into the chamber'an'dthrough the terraced cone, a cup secured to the upper end of the pipe, asuperheater structure for superheating oil vapors, said superheaterstructure being positioned below the dome and connected with the axialopening therein, heating means comprising a burner positioned"below thesuperheater structure to heat said structure and the vaporizing chaniber, a revaporizer below the superheater structure, a separator incommunication with the superheater structure and the revap0rizer, andheating means comprising a burner positioned under the revaporizer.

3. In an oil' gas apparatus, a finitarystrructure comprising arevaporizer, a superheater, and a vaporizing chamber in superimposedspaced relation to and in communication with each other, and heatingmeans comprising burners positioned below the revaporizer and h p rheateespectiv y.

n a i an ppa tus, a unitar stru ur wm risin afixe a z k ll rl i tfib a da vapomzing amb r s p r m osed. pac relation to and in series connectionwith each e he mean 0 heat n he s ream; and means connecting the fixerand the mean 5. An oil gas apparatus, a unitary structure comprising avaporizing chamber, a superheater below the vaporizing chamber and incommunication therewithga revaporiz'er below the superheater, aseparator in communication with the revaporizer and the superheater andmeans for heating the revaporizer, the superheater and the-vaporizingchamber. M

with the revaporizer and the superheater, a

chamber, the said vaporizing chamber, said 6. An oil gas apparatus, aunitary structure comprising a vaporizing chamber, a i i superheater incommunication therewith, a V revaporizer, a separator in communicationfixer connected with the separator, and means for heating the fixer, therevaporizer, the superheater and the vaporizing chamber.

7. In an oil gas apparatus, a unitary struc- 10 ture comprising avaporizing chamber, a

' superheater, a casing having revaporizmg and fixing chambers formedtherein, and

means for heating the saidcasing and the i said superheater and the saidvaporizing v superheater, and said casing being positioned insuperimposed spaced relation to, and in communication with, each other.i 8. In an oil gas apparatus, a vaporizer, a superheater, a separator, acondenser, a casing having a pair of'chambers therein adapted torespectively revaporize and to fix hydrocarbons therein, meansconnecting the vaporizer, the superheater, the separator and a thecondenser being in communication with V the chambers in the casing, andmeans arranged to heat the casing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

SIEGFRIED HELD.

